The Funeral Procession

sid

A man was leaving a cafe with his morning coffee, when he noticed a

most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery.

A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about

50 feet behind the first.

Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a pit-bull on a

leash. Behind him was a queue of 200 men walking in single file.

The man couldn't stand the curiosity. He respectfully approached the

man walking the dog.

'I am so sorry for your loss, and I know now is a bad time to disturb

you, but I've never seen a funeral like this with so many of you

walking in single file. Whose funeral is it?'

The man replied, 'Well, the first hearse is for my wife.'

'What happened to her?'

The man replied, 'My dog attacked and killed her.'

He inquired further, 'Well, who is in the second hearse?'

The man answered, 'My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife when the dog turned on her.'

A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passes between the two men.

'Can I borrow the dog?'

'Join the queue.'

PaulR

Ooooh, such a naughty one!

PaulR As I get older I find myself thinking about the hereafter - I go into a room and then wonder what I'm here after.